axing

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/ˈæksɪŋ/

noun

An assault carried out with an axe.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of ax
  2. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of axe
nounaxing (countable and uncountable, plural axings)

plural axings

  1. countableuncountableAn assault carried out with an axe.

    The sagas have more than their share of axings in the back, killings encompassed by treachery and trickery, narrated without accompanying moralizations.

    2009, William Ian Miller, Bloodtaking and Peacemaking
  2. countablefigurativelyuncountableThe process of something being axed or terminated.

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with axing

faxingwaxing
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Anagrams

Xiang
Cite this entry
APA

axing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/axing

MLA

“axing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/axing. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “axing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/axing.

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